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other topics. But I think that the reader who is "willing to take a little trouble" would appreciate an account of astrophysics as a dynamic and progressing subject. utilizing new tools and ideas,

as well as the old, to penetrate the mysteries of "things outside the earth."

JOSEPH W. CHAMBERLAIN Yerkes Observatory

Books Reviewed in SCIENCE August 2

The Climate near the Ground, R. Gciger; translated by M. N. Stewart et al. (Harvard Univ. Press). Reviewed by H. E. Landsberg.

Botany, W. W. Robbins, T. E. Weier, C. R. Stocking (Wiley; Chapman & Hall). Reviewed by H. B. Creigh- ton.

Physical Techniques in Biological Research, vol. II, Physi- cal Chemical Techniques, G. Oster and A. W. Pollister, Eds. (Academic). Reviewed by H. Yagoda.

Technical Aspects of Sound, vol. II, Ultrasonic Range, Underwater Accoustics, E. G. Richardson (Elsevier; Van Nostrand). Reviewed by W. P. Mason.

Handbook of Snakes of the United States and Canada, vols. 1 and 2, A. H. Wright and A. A. Wright (Com- stock; Cornell Univ. Press). Reviewed by R. Conant.

Handbuch der Physik, vol. XXX, X-rays, S. Fliigge, Ed. (Springer). Reviewed by I. Fankuchen.

August 9

Selected Papers in Statistics and Probability by Abraham Wald, T. W. Anderson et al., Eds. (Stanford Univ. Press). Reviewed by J. Neyman.

The Water Relations of Terrestrial Arthropods, E. B. Edney (Cambridge Univ. Press). Reviewed by E. H. Slifer.

Non parametric Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences, S. Siegel (McGraw-Hill). Reviewed by S. Messick.

Advances in Cancer Research, vol. 4, J. P. Greenstein and A. Haddow, Eds. (Academic). Reviewed by M. B. Shimkin.

Separation and Purification, vol. III, pt. 1, of Technique of Organic Chemistry, A. Weissberger, Ed. (Intersci- ence). Reviewed by K. L. Rinehart, Jr.

High Energy Accelerators, vol. I of CERN Symposium on High Energy Accelerators and Pion Physics, Proceed- ings (European Organization for Nuclear Research, Ge- neva). Reviewed by R. 0. Haxby.

Early Electrical Machines, B. Dibner (Burndy Library). Reviewed by R. P. Multhauf.

Ernest Rutherford, Atom Pioneer, J. Rowland (Philo- sophical Library). Reviewed by R. T. Birge.

Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products, vol. 13, L. Zechmeister, Ed. (Springer). Reviewed by H. Feuer.

August 16

The Prospects of Nuclear Power and Technology, G. Wendt (Van Nostrand). Reviewed by H. Brown.

Faune de France, 60, Bryozoaires, pt. I, Entoproctes, Phylactolemes, Ctenostomes, M. Prenant and G. Bobin (Lechevalier). Reviewed by M. D. Rogick.

Vapour Phase Chromatography, D. H. Desty, Ed. (Aca- demic; Butterworths). Reviewed by F. L. Howard.

The Theory of Groups, vols. 1 and 2, A. G. Kurosh (Chelsea). Reviewed by T. Evans.

Scientific Inference, H. Jeffreys (Cambridge Univ. Press). Reviewed by M. Scriven.

Handbuch der Physik, vol. XX, Electrical Conductivity II, S. Fliigge, Ed. (Springer). Reviewed by J. S. Koehler.

A Symposium on the Chemical Basis of Heredity, W. D. McElroy and B. Glass, Eds. (Johns Hopkins Press). Reviewed by E. L. Tatum.

Professional Amateur, T. A. Boyd (Dutton). Reviewed by B. C. Hendricks.

August 23 Cytology and Cytogenetics, C. P. Swanson (Prentice-

Hall). Reviewed by F. Schrader. Molecules and Crystals in Inorganic Chemistry, A. E. Van

Arkel (Interscience). Reviewed by J. Donohue. Biogeography, P. Dansereau (Ronald). Reviewed by E.

Anderson. Modern Science and Human Values, E. W. Hall (Van

Nostrand). Reviewed by E. Topitsch. Analytical Pathology, R. C. Mellors, Ed. (McGraw-Hill).

Reviewed by A. A. Liebow. Route-Mapping and Position-Locating in Unexplored Re-

gions, W. Filchner, E. Przybyllok, T. Hagen (Aca- demic). Reviewed by J. A. O'Keefe.

Optics, V. Ronchi; translated and revised by E. Rosen (New York Univ. Press). Reviewed by A. E. Murray.

Lectures on Rock Magnetism, P. M. S. Blackett (Weiz- mann Science Press of Israel). Reviewed by J. R. Balsley.

Climate and Economic Development in the Tropics, D. H. K. Lee (Harper). Reviewed by C. A. Mills.

Some Principles of Energetics in Biochemical Reactions, I. M. Klotz (Academic). Reviewed by E. A. Evans, Jr.

August 30 The American Oasis, E. Higbee (Knopf). Reviewed by

P. B. Sears. Methods of Biochemical Analysis, vol. 4, D. Glick, Ed.

(Interscience). Reviewed by J. R. Gillette. The Scientific Thought of Henry Adams, H. Wasser (H.

Wasser, University of Salonika, Greece). Reviewed by F. R. Johnson.

Handbuch der Physik, vol. 48, Geophysics II, S. Fliigge, Ed. (Springer). Reviewed by B. Gutenberg.

Chemical Engineering Practice, vol. 3, Solid Systems, H. W. Cremer, Ed. (Academic; Butterworths). Reviewed by J. M. DallaValle.

The People of Puerto Rico, J. H. Steward, R. A. Manners, E. R. Wolf, E. P. Seda, S. W. Mintz, R. L. Scheele (Univ. of Illinois Press). Reviewed by C. Wagley.

Marine Algae of the Northeastern Coast of North America, W. R. Taylor (Univ. of Michigan Press). Reviewed by G. M. Smith.

Vergleichende Physiologie, vol. III, Ernahrung, Wasser- haushalt und Mineralhaushalt der Tiere, W. von Buden- brock (Birkhiuser, Basel). Reviewed by C. L. Prosser.

Matrix Calculus, E. Bodewig (North-Holland; Intersci- ence). Reviewed by A. S. Householder.

Nuclear Power Engineering, H. C. Schwenk and R. H. Shannon (McGraw-Hill). Reviewed by C. E. Winters.

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J-or New Books "t Fundamentals of Microbiology. Martin Frobisher.

Saunders, Philadelphia, ed. 6, 1957. 639 pp. Concepts of Force. A study in the foundations of

dynamics. Max Jammer. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass., 1957. 277 pp. $5.50.

Organic Chemistry. H. Harry Szmant. Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., 1957. 815 pp. $7.95.

An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education. D. J. O'Connor. Philosophical Library, New York, 1957. 148 pp. $3.75.

Psychology Applied to Life and Work. Harry W. Hepner. Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., ed. 3, 1957. 654 pp. $6.95.

Nuclear Weapons and Foreign Policy. Henry A. Kis- singer. Harper (for the Council on Foreign Relations), New York, 1957. 475 pp. $5.

The Hypercircle in Mathematical Physics. A method for the approximate solution of boundary value prob- lems. J. L. Synge. Cambridge University Press, Cam- bridge, 1957 (order from Cambridge University Press, New York 22). 434 pp. $13.50.

light Scattering by Small Particles. H. C. Van de Hulst. Wiley, New York; Chapman & Hall, London, 1957. 483 pp. $12.

Biological Aspects of the Transmission of Disease. C. Horton-Smith, Ed. Oliver and Boyd (for The Insti- tute of Biology), London, 1957. 192 pp. 21s.

Anthropology and Human Nature. M. F. Ashley Montagu. Porter Sargent, Boston, 1957. 400 pp. $6.

The Beginnings of Embryonic Development. A sym- posium organized by the Section on Zoological Sciences of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, cosponsored by the American Society of Zoologists and the Association of Southeastern Biol- ogists, and presented at the Atlanta meeting, 27 Dec. 1955. Publ. No. 48. Albert Tyler, R. C. von Borstel, Charles B. Metz, Eds. American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, D.C., 1957. 400 pp. $8.75; $7.50 (members).

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Biochemistry of the Amino Acids. Alton Meister. Aca- demic Press, New York, 1957. 498 pp. $10.

Canine Surgery. A text and reference work. Karl Mayer, J. V. Lacroix, and H. Preston Hoskins, Eds. American Veterinary Publs., Evanston, Ill., 1957. 839 pp.

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Determination Pratique des Fossiles. Andre Chavan and Andre Cailleux. Masson, Paris, 1957. 387 pp. F. 5800.

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Introduction a l'Etude des Roches Metamorphiques de des Gites Metalliferes. Physico-chimie et thermo- dynamique. Pierre Laffitte. Masson, Paris, 1957. 358 pp. F. 4000.

L'Analyse Qualitative et les Reactions en Solution. G. Charlot. Masson, Paris, ed. 4, 1957. 379 pp. F. 3600.

Personal Problems and Psychological Frontiers. A Cooper Union forum. Johnson E. Fairchild, Ed. Sheridan House, New York, 1957. 320 pp. $4.

Psychology in the Soviet Union. Translated by J. and M. Ellis, H. Milne, J. McLeish, N. Parsons, and others. Brian Simon, Ed. Stanford University Press, Stanford, Calif., 1957. 313 pp. $6.

Ultrastructure and Cellular Chemistry of Neural Tissue. vol. II of Progress in Neurobiology. Heinrich Waelsch, Ed. Hoeber-Harper, New York, 1957. 264 pp. $7.50.

Documentation and Information Retrieval. An intro- duction to basic principles and cost analysis. J. W. Perry and Allen Kent. Western University Press; Interscience, New York, 1957. 168 pp. $5.

Elements of Color in Professional Motion Pictures. Wilton R. Holm, Chair. Society of Motion Pictures and Television Engineers, New York, 1957. 104 pp.

Engineering Properties and Applications of Plastics. Gilbert F. Kinney. Wiley, New York; Chapman & Hall, London, 1957. 285 pp. $6.75.

Fasteners Handbook. Julius Soled. Reinhold, New York; Chapman & Hall, London, 1957. 439 pp. $12.50.

The Galactic Novae. Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin. North- Holland, Amsterdam; Interscience, New York, 1957. 336 pp. $8.50.

Histology. Arthur W. Ham. Lippincott, Philadelphia, Pa., ed. 3, 1957. 909 pp. $11.

Industry and Technical Progress. Factors governing the speed of application of science. C. F. Carter and B. R. Williams. Oxford University Press, London, 1957. 252 pp. $4.

Mathematical Analysis. A modern approach to advanced calculus. Tom M. Apostol. Addison-Wesley, Reading, Mass., 1957. 565 pp. $8.50.

The Measurement of Meaning. Charles E. Osgood, George J. Suci, Percy H. Tannenbaum. University of Illinois, Urbana, 1957. $7.50.

Mosses of Indiana. Winona H. Welch. Bookwalter, Indianapolis, Ind., 1957. 478 pp.

No Frontier to Learning. The Mexican student in the United States. Ralph L. Beals and Norman D. Humphrey. University of Minnesota Press, Minneapo- lis, 1957. 159 pp. $3.25.

Prehistoric Man. A. Lerio-Gourhan. Philosophical Li- brary, New York, 1957. 129 pp. $4.75.

Recent Progress in Hormone Research, vol. XIII. Pro- ceedings of the Laurentian Hormone Conference 1956. Gregory Pincus, Ed. Academic Press, New York, 1957. 654 pp. $12.80.

Survey of Biological Progress, vol. III. Bentley Glass, Ed. Academic Press, New York, 1957. xiii + 345 pp. $7.50.

Synthetic Methods of Organic Chemistry, vol. 11. W. Theilheimer, Ed. Karger, Basel; Interscience, New York, 1957. 510 pp. $20.

Tables of Angular Distribution Coefficients for Light- Scattering by Spheres. Chiao-Min Chu, George C. Clark, Stuart W. Churchill. Engineering Research Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1957. 58 pp. $3.

Principles of Immunology. John E. Cushing and Dan H. Campbell. McGraw-Hill, New York, 1957. 343 pp. $6.50.

Principles of Stratigraphy. Carl 0. Dunbar and John Rodgers. Wiley, New York; Chapman & Hall, London, 1957. 356 pp. $10.

Pain and Pleasure. A study of bodily feelings. Basic Books, New York, 1957. 317 pp. $5.50.

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Recent Advances in Anaesthesia and Analgesia (in- cluding oxygen therapy). C. Langton Hewer and J. Alfred Lee. Little, Brown, Boston, Mass., ed. 8, 1957. 303 pp. $8.50.

Visual Methods in Education. W. L. Sumner. Philo- sophical Library, New York, ed. 2, 1957. 231 pp. $6.

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Nuclear Engineering. Charles F. Bonilla, Ed. McGraw- Hill, New York, 1957. 861 pp. $12.50.

Experiments in Biochemical Research Techniques. Robert W. Cowgill and Arthur B. Pardee. Wiley, New York; Chapman & Hall, London, 1957. 198 pp. $3.50.

Advances in Enzymology and Related Subjects of Biochemistry. vol. XVIII. F. F. Nord, Ed. Inter- science, New York, 1957. 440 pp. $9.

Theories of Nuclear Moments. R. J. Blin-Stoyle. Ox- ford University Press, London, 1957. 89 pp. $1.40.

General Chemistry. A. W. Laubengayer. Rinehart, New York, rev. ed., 1957. 614 pp. $6.50.

The Beginnings of Chinese Civilization. Three lectures illustrated with finds at Anyang. Li Chi. University of Washington Press, Seattle, 1957. 140 pp. $6.50.

The Modern Researcher. Jacques Barzun and Henry F. Graff. Harcourt, Brace, New York, 1957. 399 pp. $6.

Trophoblastic Growths. Aclinical, hormonal, and histo- pathologic study of hydatidiform mole and chorion- epithelioma. J. Smalbraak. Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1957. 354 pp. $12.75.

About Earthquakes. G. A. Eiby. Harper, New York, 1957. 168 pp. $3.

Educating Gifted Children. Robert F. DeHaan and Robert J. Havighurst. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Ill., 1957. 285 pp. $5.

The Principles of Heredity. Laurence H. Snyder and Paul R. David. Heath, Boston, Mass., ed. 5, 1957. 518 pp. $6.25.

Mathematics for Everyman. From simple numbers to the calculus. Egmont Colerus. Translated by B. C. and H. F. Brookes. Emerson Books, New York, 1957. 266 pp. $3.95.

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The Astonished Muse. Reuel Denney. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, III., 1957. 271 pp. $4.50.

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,ASSOC(AT ON AFFARS AAAS Indianapolis Meetings, 1871-1937

The 124th meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science this coming 26-30 I)ec. is also the fourth Indianapolis meeting. The previous meetings in this key industrial center of the Midwest were held in 1871, 1890, and 1937. A brief comparison of the meetings not only indi- cates the growth of the AAAS-and of the so- cieties that participate-but also provides an indi- cation of the shifts in emphasis in scientific re- search. The development of the city and of the nation over 86 years is indicated, and the influence of the times and of the personalities of the past is reflected in the programs and proceedings of these earlier conventions. A number of members who attended the third Indianapolis meeting of 1937 will be in a position to make their own com- parisons of the changes that 20 years have brought.

The first Indianapolis meeting, 16-22 Aug. 1871, was held relatively early in the long history of the

association. It was only the 20th AAAS meeting, since there had been no meetings during the war between the North and the South. Before this there had been only one convention west of Ohio-the Chicago meeting of 1868.

When the proceedings of this meeting of 86 years ago are read, it is at once apparent that great changes in industry, in transportation, and in the growth of the nation, and at least equally great developments in science, have occurred. In 1871, the population of Indianapolis exclusive of suburbs, was 48,000-about one-tenth of what it is today. AAAS membership at that time was only 537; it has since increased 100-fold. For inland transporta- tion, railroads were the only large carriers of freight and people. The railroads were relatively prosperous and in a phase of expansion. The use of steel rails and the spread of the Bessemer process of steel pro- duction were shortly to come. Then, as now, Indianapolis was a key center of the state and of the region. Indeed, every 24 hours, 80 trains

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Comprehensive Inorganic Chemistry. vol. 6. The Alkali Metals. John F. Suttle. Hydrogen and Its Iso- topes. Robert C. Brasted. Van Nostrand, Princeton, N.J., 1957. 242 pp. $6.

The Logical Problem of Induction. Georg Henrik von Wright. Macmillan, New York, ed. 2, 1957. 261 pp. $4.

Organic Chemistry. Louise Kelley. McGraw-Hill, New York, ed. 2, 1957 (ed. 1 by G. Albert Hill and Louise Kelley). 765 pp. $7.50.

Radioastronomie. Raymond Coutrez. Edition du Patri- moine de l'Observatoire Royal de Belgique, Uccle, 1956. 391 pp. F. 250.

The Biological Action of Growth Substances. Sym- posia of the Society for Experimental Biology, No. XI Academic Press, New York, 1957. 351 pp. $9.50.

Introduction to Electrical Applied Physics. N. F. Ast- bury. Philosophical Library, New York, 1957. 252 pp. $10.

The Demand and Supply of Scientific Personnel. David M. Bland and George J. Stigler. National Bureau of Economic Research, New York, 1957. 219 pp. $4.

The American Teenager. H. H. Remmers and D. 1T. Radler. Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis, Ind., 1957. 267 pp. $3.75.

Analytical Microscopy. Its aims and methods in rela- tion to foods, water, spices, and drugs. T. E. Wallis. Little, Brown, Boston, Mass., ed. 2, 1957. 215 pp. $5.50.

The Making of a Moon. The story of the earth satellite program. Arthur C. Clarke. Harper, New York, 1957. 205 pp. $3.50.

One Man's Life with Barley. The memories and obser- vations of Harry V. Harlan. Exposition Press, New York, 1957. 223 pp. $6.

Geologic Field Methods. Julian W. Low. Harper, New York, 1957. 504 pp. Professional edition, $6; text edi- tion, $4.50.

The Caricature of Love. A discussion of social, psychi- atric, and literary manifestations of pathologic sexual- ity. Hervey Cleckley. Ronald, New York, 1957. 329 pp. $6.50.

Hospital Treatment of Alcoholism. A comparative, ex- perimental study. Menninger Clinic monograph ser. No. 11. Robert S. Wallerstein and others. Basic Books, New York, 1957. 223 pp. $5.

Antarctic Hazard. Ross Cockrill. Philosophical Library, New York, 1957. 230 pp. $4.75.

An Approach to Modern Physics. E. N. da C. Andrade. Doubleday, Garden City, N.Y., 1957. 266 pp. Paper, $0.95.

Basic Mathematics for Radio and Electronics. F. M. Colebrook and J. W. Head. Iliffe, London; Philosoph- ical Library, New York, ed. 3, 1957. 359 pp. $6.

Beyond Freud. A creative approach to mental health. Camilla M. Anderson. Harper, New York, 1957. 288 pp. $4.

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3-9. Pan American Cong. of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, 4th, Washington, D.C. (G. Griffenhagen, Smithsonian Institution, Washington 25.)

4-5. Crystal Structure Analysis by IBM 704 Computer, NBS Conf., Washington, D.C. (V. Vand, Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park.)

4-5. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, technical ses- sions, Atlantic City, N.J. (J. T. Gregory, Peabody Museum, Yale Univ., New Haven, Conn.)

4-6. Analytical Chemistry in Nuclear Reactor Technol- ogy, Gatlinburg, Tenn. (D. D. Cowen, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box X, Oak Ridge, Tenn.)

4-6. Geological Soc. of America, annual, Atlantic City, N.J. (H. R. Aldrich, GSA, 419 W 117 St., New York 27.)

4-6. Mineralogical Soc. of America, annual, Atlantic City, N.J. (C. S. Hurlbut, Jr., Dept. of Mineralogy, Harvard Univ., Cambridge 38, Mass.)

4-6. Paleontological Soc., annual, Atlantic City, N.J. (H. B. Whittington, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard Univ., Cambridge 38, Mass.)

4-6. Society of Economic Geologists, annual, Atlantic City, N.J. (H. M. Bannerman, U.S. Geological Survey, Washington 25, D.C.)

4-7. American Dental Assoc., annual, Miami, Fla. (Harold Hillenbrand, 222 E. Superior St., Chicago 11, Ill.)

6-8. Electronic Techniques in Medicine and Biology, Boston, Mass. (H. S. Kindler, Instrument Soc. of America, 313 Sixth Ave., Pittsburgh 22, Pa.)

7-8. Society for Applied Spectroscopy, 12th annual, New York, N.Y. (J. Hansen, 27 Tulsa Ave., Metuchen, N.J.)

7-8. Television and Radio in the Health Field, conf., Chicago, Ill. (American Medical Assoc., 535 N. Dear- born St., Chicago 10.)

7-9. Animal Care Panel, 8th annual, San Francisco, Calif. (R. J. Flynn, ACP, Box 299, Lemont, Ill.)

7-9. Society of Rheology, annual, Princeton, N.J. (W. R. Willets, Titanium Pigment Corp., 99 Hudson St., New York 13.)

10-13. Society of American Foresters, 57th annual, Syra- cuse, N.Y. (Henry Clepper, SAF, 415 Mills Bldg., Washington 6, D.C.)

10-13. Xi Sigma Pi, Syracuse, N.Y. (J. R. Parker, School of Forestry, Univ. of Georgia, Athens.)

10-14. Society of Exploration Geophysicists, 27th annual, Dallas, Tex. (J. C. Hollister, Colorado School of Mines, Golden.)

11-13. Radio Fall Meeting, IRE, T'oronito, Ont., Can-

ada. (V. Graham, RETMA, I W. 42 St., New York 26.)

11-14. American Petroleum Inst., 37th annual, Chicago, Ill. (API, 50 W. 50 St., New York 20.)

11-15. American Public Health Assoc., 85th annual, Cleveland, Ohio. (R. M. Atwater, APHA, 1790 Broad- way, New York 19.)

11-15. American Soc. of Professional Biologists, annual, with American Public Health Assoc., Cleveland, Ohio. (A. F. Borg, Dept. of Bacteriology, Kansas State Col- lege, Manhattan.)

13-15. American Meteorological Soc., College Station, Tex. (K. C. Spengler, AMS, 3 Joy St., Boston 8, Mass.)

13-15. Clinical Chemistry Symp., Cleveland, Ohio. (Frank E. Bunts Educational Inst., Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 2020 E. 93 St., Cleveland 6.)

13-15. Standards, 8th natl. conf., San Francisco, Calif. American Standards Assoc., 70 E. 45 St., New York 17.)

13-16. Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, 65th annual, New York. (W. N. Landers, SNAME, 74 Trinity P1., New York 6.)

14-15. Operations Research Soc. of America, Pittsburgh, Pa. (M. L. Ernst, Box 2176, Potomac Station, Alexandria, Va.)

14-16. American Inst. of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, semiannual, Chicago, Ill. (H. N. Appleton, AIME, 29 W. 39 St., New York 18.)

14-16. American Soc. of Refrigerating Engineers, Chi- cago, Ill. (R. C. Cross, ASRE, 234 Fifth Ave., New York 1.)

17-22. Radiological Soc. of North America, annual, Chicago, Ill. (D. S. Childs, 713 E. Genesee St., Syra- cuse, N.Y.)

18-21. Magnetism and Magnetic Materials Conf., Wash- ington, D.C. (L. R. Maxwell, U.S. Naval Ordnance Lab., White Oak, Silver Spring, Md.)

18-22. American Soc. of Agronomy, annual, Atlanta, Ga. (L. G. Monthey, ASA, 2702 Monroe St., Madison, Wis.)

18-22. Citrus Virus Diseases Conf., Riverside, Calif. (J. M. Wallace, Dept. of Plant Pathology, Univ. of California, Riverside.)

18-9. Pacific Science Cong., 9th, Bangkok, Thailand. (Pacific Science Board, National Research Council, 2101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington 25, D.C.)

20-24. National Assoc. for Mental Health, annual, At- lantic City, N.J. (NAMH, 10 Columbus Circle, New York 19.)

25-27. American Academy for Cerebral Palsy, 11th an- nual, New Orleans, La. (R. R. Rembolt, Iowa Hospital- School, State University of Iowa, Iowa City.)

25-27. Physics and Dynamics of Fluids, APS, Bethlehem, Pa. (F. N. Frenkiel, Applied Physics Lab., Johns Hopkins Univ., Silver Spring, Md.)

28-30. Central Assoc. of Science and Mathematics Teachers, 57th annual, Chicago, Ill. (L. Panush, Northeastern High School, Detroit 7, Mich.)

29-30. American Physical Soc., St. Louis, Mo. (K. K. Darrow, Columbia Univ., New York 27.)

29-30. American Soc. of Animal Production, annual, Chicago, Ill. (H. H. Stonaker, Animal Husbandry Dept., Colorado State Unliv., Fort Collins.)

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GET YOUR ADVANCE COPY of the General Program-Directory of the AAAS Indianapolis Meeting

by first class mail - early in December The General Program-Directory of the 124th Meeting of the AAAS in Indianapolis, Dec. 26-30,

1957, will be available to anyone, at cost, within the first week in December-whether he can attend the Meeting or not. You will want the General Program-Directory for your reference shelf.

Program content 1. The two-session general symposium, "Moving Fron-

tiers of Science II: Concepts That Mold Our Lives," arranged by the Committee on AAAS Meetings.

2. The six sessions of the Conference on Scientific and Technical Editorial Problems.

3. Programs of the 18 AAAS sections (symposia and contributed papers).

4. Programs of the more than 60 participating societies. 5. The Special Sessions: AAAS, Academy Conference,

Conference on Scientific Manpower, National Geo- graphic Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi-RESA.

6. Details of the Murat Temple-center of the Meet- ing-and of the hotels and other session sites.

7. Titles of the latest foreign and domestic scientific films to be shown in the AAAS Science Theatre.

8. Exhibitors in the 1957 Annual Exposition of Science and Industry and descriptions of their exhibits.

Directory content

1. AAAS officers, staff, committees for 1957. 2. Complete roll of AAAS presidents and their fields. 3. The 271 affiliated organizations. 4. Historical sketch and organization of the Associa-

tion; the Constitution and Bylaws. 5. Publications of the Association. 6. AAAS Awards and Grants-including all past

winners. 7. Membership figures by sections. 8. Section committees (Council members) in detail. 9. Local committees. 10. Future Meetings of the AAAS-through 1962. 11. New and current activities of the AAAS.

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